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    Spiny mouse (redirect from Acomys)
    Acomys johannis Kemp's spiny mouse, Acomys kempi Louise's spiny mouse, Acomys louisae Crete spiny mouse, Acomys minous Mullah spiny mouse, Acomys mullah...
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    Acomys johannis Kemp's spiny mouse, Acomys kempi Louise's spiny mouse, Acomys louisae Crete spiny mouse, Acomys minous Mullah spiny mouse, Acomys mullah...
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    The Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus), also known as the common spiny mouse, Egyptian spiny mouse, or Arabian spiny mouse, is a nocturnal species of...
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    The golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) gets its name from the reddish-orange spiny fur that covers its body from head to tail. This coarse, inflexible...
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    Genus Acomys Acomys airensis - western Saharan spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus - Cairo spiny mouse Acomys chudeaui - Chudeau's spiny mouse Acomys cilicicus...
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    The Asia Minor spiny mouse (Acomys cilicicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Acomys cilicicus is a small terrestrial and social rodent,...
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  • voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus: Dipodillus North African...
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  • The Muze spiny mouse (Acomys muzei) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania. Dando...
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    Percival's spiny mouse (Acomys percivali) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural...
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    researchers discovered that two species of African spiny mice, Acomys kempi and Acomys percivali, were capable of completely regenerating the autotomically...
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  • Kemp's spiny mouse (Acomys kempi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry...
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  • Nguru spiny mouse (Acomys ngurui) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Tanzania. Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Acomys ngurui". IUCN Red...
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  • Wilson's spiny mouse (Acomys wilsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and...
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    The Crete spiny mouse (Acomys minous) is a species of mouse endemic to Crete. It is characterized by the coarse, stiff hairs on its back and tail and a...
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    The Cape spiny mouse (Acomys subspinosus) is a murid rodent found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. They have a dorsal covering of spiny hairs...
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    Acomys selousi, or Selous's spiny mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe...
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    The eastern spiny mouse or Arabian spiny mouse (Acomys dimidiatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. They have a wide range, having been found...
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    murines in spite of their uniqueness. Three genera, Uranomys, Lophuromys, and Acomys, were once considered to be murines, but were found to be more closely related...
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  • is known only in bats, the elephant shrew, and the spiny mouse species Acomys cahirinus. Overt menstruation (where there is bleeding from the uterus through...
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  • members of the genus Acomys this mouse is omnivorous but mainly insectivorous. Formerly considered conspecific with Cairo spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus but there...
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  • The Cyprus spiny mouse (Acomys nesiotes) is a little-known rodent endemic to Cyprus. These nocturnal animals are generally found in arid areas. After the...
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    species, four bat species, the elephant shrews and the Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) have a menstrual cycle. The cycles are the same as in humans...
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    phylogenetic studies have shown that it is more related to the spiny mice, genus Acomys. The link rat is now placed in the family Muridae and subfamily Deomyinae...
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  • Louise's spiny mouse (Acomys louisae) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural...
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  • It is thought to be most closely related to Acomys pulchellus, Acomys kempi, Acomys montanus, and Acomys cahirinus. The fiery spiny mouse is omnivorous...
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  • The southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the...
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    level to glucosinolates varies even within the same genus (e.g. Acomys cahirinus and Acomys russatus). Dietary amounts of glucosinolate are not toxic to...
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    current existing geckos. At least two species of African spiny mice, Acomys kempi and Acomys percivali, are capable of autotomic release of skin, e.g. upon...
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  • Chudeau's spiny mouse (Acomys chudeaui) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Niger. Its natural...
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    vole (Microtus arvalis) to more than 10 mg/kg in the Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus). For dogs the LD50 is 0.075-0.25 mg/kg. The antidote to flocoumafen...
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